--- a/com/aelitis/azureus/util/ImportExportUtils.java
+++ b/com/aelitis/azureus/util/ImportExportUtils.java
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ public final class ImportExportUtils {
 	
 		throws IOException
 	{
-		List	l = new JSONArray(data.length);
+		List	l = new JSONArray();
 		
 		map.put( key, l );
 		
--- a/com/aelitis/azureus/util/JSONUtils.java
+++ b/com/aelitis/azureus/util/JSONUtils.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class JSONUtils
 	 * @since 3.0.1.5
 	 */
 	public static JSONObject encodeToJSONObject(Map map) {
-		JSONObject newMap = new JSONObject((int)(map.size()*1.5));
+		JSONObject newMap = new JSONObject();
 
 		for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry: ((Map<String,Object>)map).entrySet()){
 			String key 		= entry.getKey();
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ public class JSONUtils
 	 */
 	public static String encodeToJSON(Map map) {
 		JSONObject jobj = encodeToJSONObject(map);		
-		StringBuilder	sb = new StringBuilder(8192);
-		jobj.toString( sb );
-		return( sb.toString());
+		return( jobj.toString());
 	}
 
 	public static String encodeToJSON(Collection list) {
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ public class JSONUtils
 	 * @since 3.0.1.5
 	 */
 	private static JSONArray encodeToJSONArray(Collection list) {
-		JSONArray newList = new JSONArray(list.size());
+		JSONArray newList = new JSONArray();
 
 		for ( Object value: list ){